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Saturday, September 15, 2012
Friday, September 14, 2012

Live Arts review: 'This Town Is a Mystery' by Howard Shapiro

At the Live Arts/Philly Fringe festival, Headlong Dance Theater's THIS TOWN IS A MYSTERY builds instant communitites, for a night at a time. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 06:58PM
Thursday, September 13, 2012

Review: 'Love Story' by Howard Shapiro

A new musical from the novel "Love Story"? Yes, it's mush, but really good mush. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from the Walnut Street Theatre's main stage.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:58AM
Monday, September 10, 2012

Fringe review: 'Some Other Mettle' by Howard Shapiro

At the Fringe's "Some Other Mettle" by Applied Mechanics: ... uh... Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:56PM

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At the Fringe's "Some Other Mettle" by Applied Mechanics: ... uh... Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:37PM

Live Arts review: '27' by Howard Shapiro

Fantasic physical performances are the major attraction of New Paradise Laboratories' "27" at the Live Arts/Philly Fringe. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:15PM

Locked out of the Fringe by Howard Shapiro

There are all sorts of reasons for being late at a Fringe show, but they rarely get you locked out. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reports.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:19AM
Saturday, September 8, 2012

Live Arts review: 'Red-Eye to Havre de Grace' by Howard Shapiro

In the Fringe, a haunting enactment of the last days of Edgar Allan Poe. Inquire3r theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:31PM
Friday, September 7, 2012

Fringe Binge Begins by Howard Shapiro

Some hardliners schedule theirLive Arts/Philly Fringe shows one after the other; others pick and choose to see one of the almost 200 productions every few days or so. Critics tend to be the …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:58PM
Thursday, August 16, 2012

News: Barrymore nominees announced by Howard Shapiro

This could be the end for the awards, which honor the region's theater artists. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reports.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:51AM
Monday, August 13, 2012

Review: 'Barefoot in the Park' by Howard Shapiro

Neil Simon's dated comedy, at the Bucks County Playhouse where it began, comes off without charm or much pizazz. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from New Hope, Pa.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:37PM

Review: 'Much Ado About Nothing' by Howard Shapiro

Mauckingbird Theatre Company's gay version of Shakespeare's play underscores love as a dynamic that has no gender. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:02PM
Thursday, July 26, 2012

A bare-bones Bard by Howard Shapiro

'Lord, what fools these mortals be!" Shakespeare writes in A Midsummer Night's Dream, and given how he operated in the theater of his day, he could have been referring to the way plays are d…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 05:58PM
Monday, July 23, 2012

Review: 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof' by Howard Shapiro

Seeing this blistering production of the American classic by Tennessee Williams at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival, near Quakertown, is like seeing it for the first time. Inquirer thea…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 04:05PM

Review: 'Mr. Hart & Mr. Brown" by Howard Shapiro

Playwright Bruce Graham's newest, in a world premiere at People's Light & Theatre, is a terrific piece taken from a footnote in history, with a cast to match. Inquirer theater critic Howard …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:57PM
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Review: 'A Midsummer Night's Dream' by Howard Shapiro

A nice turn by the Delaware Shakespeare Festival, in Rockwood Mansion Park. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Wilmington.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:49AM
Monday, July 16, 2012

Review: 'Much Ado About Nothing' by Howard Shapiro

A rich interpretation of Shakespeare's comedy, at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Center Valley, Pa.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:19PM
Friday, July 13, 2012

Review: 'Our Town' by Howard Shapiro

Commonwealth Classic Theatre Company offers a sturdy version of Thornton Wilder's masterpiece outdoors, in parks and public spaces across the region. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro r…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:21PM
Saturday, July 7, 2012

Review: 'A Grand Night for Singing' by Howard Shapiro

Rodgers and Hammerstein are doing great, once again, at the newly-reopened Bucks County Playhouse. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from New Hope.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:43AM
Monday, June 18, 2012

Review: 'Monday Night Monologues' by Howard Shapiro

A mixed bag of little audition monologues opened in a series of Monday night shows, all different, at Plays & Players Theatre. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 11:40PM

Theater review: 'Sweeney Todd' by Howard Shapiro

Erratic sound dents an otherwise good production at the Pennsylvania Shakespeare Festival. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Center Valley, Pa.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 03:24PM
Thursday, June 14, 2012

News: A dancing Bristol boy picks up a Tony by Howard Shapiro

Christopher Gattelli, A Bristol boy who began dancing lesson when he was eight, took home a Tony on Sunday night for his choreography of "Newsies."

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:41PM
Monday, June 11, 2012

Review: 'Any Wednesday' by Howard Shapiro

The '60s comedy about a Manhattan business tycoon who keeps his mistress on the Upper East Side and his wife out of sight -- until she isn't -- is just not that funny, despite an excellent p…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:37PM
Friday, June 8, 2012

Review: 'With a Song in My Heart' by Howard Shapiro

The new musical revue from Laugh Out Loud Theatre Company is a pleasant pastiche of tunes from the '20s, '30s and '40s. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from the Red Room at So…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 10:56PM
Tuesday, June 5, 2012

Review: 'The Marvelous Wonderettes' by Howard Shapiro

Four women knock themselves out as a gal group in 11th Hour Theatre Company's "The Marvelous Wonderettes," with a storyline that's lame in the first act, socko in the second. Theater critic …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:49PM
Monday, June 4, 2012

Review: 'Automatic Fault Isolation' by Howard Shapiro

The new play "Automatic Fault Isolation" loses its way when it begins, then somehow finds it way late. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews the Hella Fresh Theater production in Ke…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:33AM
Friday, June 1, 2012

Review: 'A Dybbuk' by Howard Shapiro

Ego Po Classic Theater offers a solid version of Tony Kushner's stage adaptation of an iconic Jewish folkloric tale. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:23AM
Thursday, May 31, 2012

Review: 'reasons to be pretty' by Howard Shapiro

Epithets fly swiftly in Philadelphia Theatre Company's dynamic production of Neil LaBute's "reasons to be pretty." Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews.

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:41AM
Sunday, May 27, 2012

Review: 'Topdog/Underdog' by Howard Shapiro

On the fifth floor of Walnut Street Theatre, Kash Goins and Roderick Slocum offer a convincing version of Suzan Lori-Parks' Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapir…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 01:17AM
Thursday, May 24, 2012

Review:- 'Buddy -- The Buddy Holly Story' by Howard Shapiro

The story of the man who died at age 22 but had already made an indelible mark on rock and roll is great fun -- and remarkable showmanship -- at the Walnut Street Theatre. Inquirer theater …

SOURCE: Philly.com at 12:19PM
Monday, May 14, 2012

Review: 'Are You There, McPhee?' by Howard Shapiro

John Guare's mix of realism and fanstasy in "Are You There, McPhee?" a world premiere at McCarter Theatre, becomes a tiresome saga. Inquirer theater critic Howard Shapiro reviews from Prince…

SOURCE: Philly.com at 02:13PM

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